“Unfortunately, Christianity in India has been inextricably mixed up for the last one hundred years with the British rule. It appears to us as synonymous with the materialistic civilization and imperialistic exploitation by the strong white races of the weaker races of the world. Its contribution to India has been therefore largely of a negative character. It has done some good in spite of its professors. It has shocked us into setting our own house in order.”
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When a message arrives bound to the power that carries it, people reject the message along with the domination. Yet even an unwelcome, compromised challenge from outside can do one useful thing: shock you into finally setting your own house in order.
When to use it
- A blunt, badly-delivered criticism from a relative that still nudges you into a real change.
- A ruthless competitor exposing weaknesses that a company had been ignoring for years.
- A rival product's success shaming a team into fixing flaws they'd long tolerated.